Glory (1989)
In Glory, we got to know the story of a privileged white soldier called Robert Gould Shaw. He was assigned as the commander of the second all-black Union regiment of the Civil War. They used the letters that he penned in those days as the basis of the screenplay. This was a great choice because since it accurately represented the race dynamics of that era and did not hold back on showing the realities of war. A lot of scenes showed how brutal the combat was and how going to the field hospital mostly led to death.
Glory (1989)
Full Metal Jacket (1987)
Stanley Kubrick made it his mission to create a film that followed a platoon of Marines during the Vietnam War. He wanted to do this as accurately as he could. The filmmaker started to do research as early as four years before taping. He watched old footage, read Vietnamese newspapers, and studied “hundreds of photographs.” This was how he made his 1987 masterpiece, Full Metal Jacket. The action scenes and costumes were accurate, but what gave it an advantage was the experience of one of the cast members. A former Vietnam War drill instructor, R. Lee Ermey was supposed to work as a technical advisor but landed the role of Gunnery Sergeant Hartman after trying out for the role.
Full Metal Jacket (1987)
